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Developmental ORIgins of Healthy and Unhealthy AgeiNg: the Role of Maternal Obesity (DORIAN)

Primary Purpose

Maternal-Fetal Relations, Muscle Weakness, Insulin Resistance

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Finland
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Exercise Training
Sponsored by
Turku University Hospital
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Maternal-Fetal Relations focused on measuring Obesity, Epigenesis, Genetic, Exercise Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

undefined - undefined (Child, Adult, Older Adult)FemaleDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects must be already participating the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study

Frailty Groups Inclusion Criteria:

  • (Frailty) with lowest half of adult grip strength (measured 2001-2004)
  • Group OM: (Offspring of Obese mothers) Highest quartile of maternal BMI
  • Group LM: (Offspring of Normal weight/Lean mothers) Lowest two quartiles of maternal BMI

Control group Inclusion Criteria:

  • (no Frailty) with highest half of adult grip strength (measured 2001-2004)
  • Offspring of normal weight mothers

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects whose mothers were pre-eclamptic during pregnancy
  • Oral corticosteroid or Warfarin therapy
  • Recent myocardial infarction
  • Severe chronic disorder that can prevent to participate the intervention
  • Chronic atrial fibrillation and pacemaker
  • Cancer less than 5 years ago
  • Current smoking
  • Diabetes requiring insulin treatment or fasting glucose more than 7 mmol/l
  • Weight more than 170 kg and Waist circumference > 150 cm
  • Inner ear implants
  • Metal objects in body including metallic prostheses, artificial valve prostheses, surgical clips, braces, foreign fragments or tattoo

Sites / Locations

  • University of Helsinki, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care
  • Turku PET Centre (Turku University Hospital)

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm Type

Experimental

No Intervention

Experimental

Arm Label

Exercise Training - 17 offspring of OM

11 non-frail controls (9 LM)

Exercise Training - 20 offspring of LM

Arm Description

4 months exercise training, OM: Obese mothers

Studied only at baseline

4 months exercise training, LM:Lean/Normal Mothers

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Baseline group comparison and Change from Baseline in Insulin-stimulated whole body and organ-specific glucose uptake at 4 months
Assessed via 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET/CT+Clamp technique
Baseline group comparison and Change from Baseline in Epigenetic characterization of DNA samples (Telomere length, H2A.X phosphorilation, mtDNA deletion, p66) at 4 months
Telomere length, H2A.X phosphorilation, mtDNA deletion are measurements performed in Pisa, National Research Council p66 presence is measured in Rome, Istituto Superiore di Sanita'

Secondary Outcome Measures

Baseline group comparison and Change from Baseline in Fat masses and content via MRI and MRS at 4 months
Adipose tissue fat masses in different depots (subcutaneous, visceral, pericardial) Liver, skeletal muscle, vertebral fat content
Baseline group comparison and Change from Baseline in MRI brain anatomy and fMRI characterization of activation response to food stimuli of different brain regions at 4 months
MRI anatomy: White matter volume, Cortex thickness, Nerve tracks found with Diffusor Tension Imaging fMRI will be used to identify different brain regions activated by food stimuli while subjects perform three different task: watch the food, think of eating the food, control the urge to eat the food.

Full Information

First Posted
April 22, 2013
Last Updated
March 21, 2016
Sponsor
Turku University Hospital
Collaborators
University of Turku, University of Helsinki, Fondazione C.N.R./Regione Toscana "G. Monasterio", Pisa, Italy, Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01931540
Brief Title
Developmental ORIgins of Healthy and Unhealthy AgeiNg: the Role of Maternal Obesity
Acronym
DORIAN
Official Title
Developmental ORIgins of Healthy and Unhealthy AgeiNg: the Role of Maternal Obesity
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
March 2016
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
June 2012 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
April 2014 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 2015 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Turku University Hospital
Collaborators
University of Turku, University of Helsinki, Fondazione C.N.R./Regione Toscana "G. Monasterio", Pisa, Italy, Istituto Superiore di Sanità

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The prevalence of obesity in the developed world has increased markedly over the last 20 years. Considering the prevalence of obese and overweight adult subjects, and the fact that pregnancy itself induces a state of insulin resistance and inflammation, maternal obesity may be the most common health risk for the developing fetus. It is well established that what we eat has a major impact on our health. However, there is growing evidence to suggest that diet during pregnancy and lactation may be particularly important as not only does it influence the health of the mother, it may have a permanent effect on the health of her children and even her grandchildren. The concept that environmental factors, such as nutrition during early development, influence both our health span and lifespan has been termed the developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis. The objective of the study are: to compare subjects with frailty (condition developed with ageing) with controls and characterize the unhealthy aged condition with the measurements described below to examine if signs of frailty can be reversed by lifestyle induced modifications (exercise training programme) of its primary components (IR, sarcopenia, psychological profile) in offspring of overweight/obese (OOM) vs lean mothers (OLM). The study consists of 37 frail old subjects, age ≥ 65 sub-grouped in 17 OOM, and 20 OLM and 11 non frail controls. These subjects will be studied with positron emission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) and ultra sounds (US). In addition functional MRI (fMRI) will be performed. Adipose tissue biopsies will be taken. Subjects will undergo characterization of biohumoral markers, a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test, imaging biomarkers (PET/CT, US, fMRI-MRS), genetic biomarkers (DNA and telomere damage) and inflammatory biomarkers (macrophage infiltration) before and after the 4-month lifestyle intervention period (physical exercise). By PET/CT it will be measured tissue-specific IR in skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, liver, myocardium and targeted brain regions. MRS will be used to measure organ steatosis in the skeletal muscle and liver, MRI will be used to measure fat masses in abdominal areas, and fMRI will be performed to assess activation in brain regions regulating cognition and appetite/energy control. US will be used to assess cardiovascular markers (IMT, strain and function).

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Maternal-Fetal Relations, Muscle Weakness, Insulin Resistance
Keywords
Obesity, Epigenesis, Genetic, Exercise Therapy

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Investigator
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
48 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Exercise Training - 17 offspring of OM
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
4 months exercise training, OM: Obese mothers
Arm Title
11 non-frail controls (9 LM)
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
Studied only at baseline
Arm Title
Exercise Training - 20 offspring of LM
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
4 months exercise training, LM:Lean/Normal Mothers
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Exercise Training
Intervention Description
Three times a week, for four months.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Baseline group comparison and Change from Baseline in Insulin-stimulated whole body and organ-specific glucose uptake at 4 months
Description
Assessed via 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET/CT+Clamp technique
Time Frame
At day 1 and after 4 months of intervention (for the 15 controls only at baseline)
Title
Baseline group comparison and Change from Baseline in Epigenetic characterization of DNA samples (Telomere length, H2A.X phosphorilation, mtDNA deletion, p66) at 4 months
Description
Telomere length, H2A.X phosphorilation, mtDNA deletion are measurements performed in Pisa, National Research Council p66 presence is measured in Rome, Istituto Superiore di Sanita'
Time Frame
At day 1 and after 4 months of intervention (for the 15 controls only at baseline)
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Baseline group comparison and Change from Baseline in Fat masses and content via MRI and MRS at 4 months
Description
Adipose tissue fat masses in different depots (subcutaneous, visceral, pericardial) Liver, skeletal muscle, vertebral fat content
Time Frame
At day 1 and after 4 months of intervention (for the 15 controls only at baseline)
Title
Baseline group comparison and Change from Baseline in MRI brain anatomy and fMRI characterization of activation response to food stimuli of different brain regions at 4 months
Description
MRI anatomy: White matter volume, Cortex thickness, Nerve tracks found with Diffusor Tension Imaging fMRI will be used to identify different brain regions activated by food stimuli while subjects perform three different task: watch the food, think of eating the food, control the urge to eat the food.
Time Frame
At day 1 and after 4 months of intervention

10. Eligibility

Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Subjects must be already participating the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study Frailty Groups Inclusion Criteria: (Frailty) with lowest half of adult grip strength (measured 2001-2004) Group OM: (Offspring of Obese mothers) Highest quartile of maternal BMI Group LM: (Offspring of Normal weight/Lean mothers) Lowest two quartiles of maternal BMI Control group Inclusion Criteria: (no Frailty) with highest half of adult grip strength (measured 2001-2004) Offspring of normal weight mothers Exclusion Criteria: Subjects whose mothers were pre-eclamptic during pregnancy Oral corticosteroid or Warfarin therapy Recent myocardial infarction Severe chronic disorder that can prevent to participate the intervention Chronic atrial fibrillation and pacemaker Cancer less than 5 years ago Current smoking Diabetes requiring insulin treatment or fasting glucose more than 7 mmol/l Weight more than 170 kg and Waist circumference > 150 cm Inner ear implants Metal objects in body including metallic prostheses, artificial valve prostheses, surgical clips, braces, foreign fragments or tattoo
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Pirjo Nuutila, MD PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Turku PET Centre (Turku University Hospital)
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
University of Helsinki, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care
City
Helsinki
ZIP/Postal Code
00014
Country
Finland
Facility Name
Turku PET Centre (Turku University Hospital)
City
Turku
ZIP/Postal Code
20521
Country
Finland

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
28952131
Citation
Berry A, Bucci M, Raggi C, Eriksson JG, Guzzardi MA, Nuutila P, Huovinen V, Iozzo P, Cirulli F. Dynamic changes in p66Shc mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells following resistance training intervention in old frail women born to obese mothers: a pilot study. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2018 Jul;30(7):871-876. doi: 10.1007/s40520-017-0834-4. Epub 2017 Sep 26.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
27669153
Citation
Huovinen V, Bucci M, Lipponen H, Kiviranta R, Sandboge S, Raiko J, Koskinen S, Koskensalo K, Eriksson JG, Parkkola R, Iozzo P, Nuutila P. Femoral Bone Marrow Insulin Sensitivity Is Increased by Resistance Training in Elderly Female Offspring of Overweight and Obese Mothers. PLoS One. 2016 Sep 26;11(9):e0163723. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163723. eCollection 2016.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
26486356
Citation
Bucci M, Huovinen V, Guzzardi MA, Koskinen S, Raiko JR, Lipponen H, Ahsan S, Badeau RM, Honka MJ, Koffert J, Savisto N, Salonen MK, Andersson J, Kullberg J, Sandboge S, Iozzo P, Eriksson JG, Nuutila P. Resistance training improves skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity in elderly offspring of overweight and obese mothers. Diabetologia. 2016 Jan;59(1):77-86. doi: 10.1007/s00125-015-3780-8.
Results Reference
derived

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